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Africa Internship Academy celebrates two years of grooming Africa’s next generational change agents

Africa Internship Academy celebrates two years of grooming Africa’s next generational change agents

By Emmanuel Leslie Addae leslie.addae@africainternshipacademy.com +233 26 297 9845   The organization has contributed immensely towards reducing the rate of unemployment on the African continent   ACCRA, Ghana, November 1, 2018/ — Africa holds a very high rate of youth unemployment. In Ghana for instance, about 120,000 young people graduate from various institutions with about 10% getting employed after the first year of completion. Over 16% will never work in their lifetime, yet every year, thousands of job vacancies go unfilled. According to employers, they cannot find people who are ready for work.   The mismatch between the large number...

Remarks by Ms Janet Rogan UN Resident Coordinator at the Reception to celebrate the 73rd Anniversary of the United Nations Lusaka, Zambia, Wednesday 31 October, 2018

Remarks by Ms Janet Rogan, UN Resident Coordinator at the Reception to celebrate the 73rd Anniversary of the United Nations Lusaka, Zambia, Wednesday 31 October, 2018   Guest of Honour, Hon Rev Godfridah Sumaili, Minister of Religious Affairs and National Guidance Honourable Ministers and senior government officials Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, and diplomatic staff Heads of UN Agencies, International Organisations, and their staff Civil society organisations, faith-based organisations, youth representatives, Private sector, Media, Distinguished guests,   It is my great honour to welcome you this evening on behalf of the UN Country Team and their staff, and of...

Standard Chartered Banks Razia Khan and Federated Investors (UK) LLP Mohammed Elmi court EAZ

Standard Chartered Banks Razia Khan and Federated Investors (UK) LLP Mohammed Elmi court EAZ

Issued by Mutisunge Zulu National Secretary – Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) Thursday  1st November 2018 Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Chief Economist for Africa and Middle East Global Research – Razia Khan and Federated Investors (UK) LLP (a privately owned investment manager based in London) – Portfolio Manager for Emerging Markets Fixed Income (EMFI) Mohammed Elmi, on 31 Oct. met with the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) at Hotel Intercontinental in Lusaka to discuss the economic outlook for Zambia. Accompanying Khan was Executive Head of Treasury for Zambia and Southern Africa – Mwaba Kabwe and Head of Global Banking for...

Counting Down to Africa’s Biggest Early Stage Investor Summit

Counting Down to Africa’s Biggest Early Stage Investor Summit

  This exclusive investor-only event unites key ecosystem stakeholders from across the continent and beyond to exchange best practices, learn from peers, and do deals   CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 31, 2018/ — Africa’s early stage investor community will convene on November 11th and 12th, 2018 for the 5th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2018), hosted by Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) (https://VC4A.com) and African Business Angel Network (ABAN). This exclusive investor-only event unites key ecosystem stakeholders from across the continent and beyond to exchange best practices, learn from peers, and do deals. The Summit will kick off the...

Diplomatic Club-Lusaka (DC) Saturday 3rd November, Lusaka’s Taj Pamodzi Hotel Zambia 2018 International Food and Cultural Fair

Diplomatic Club-Lusaka (DC) Saturday 3rd November, Lusaka’s Taj Pamodzi Hotel Zambia 2018 International Food and Cultural Fair

DIPLOMATIC CLUB-LUSAKA Wednesday 31st October, 2018 The Diplomatic Club-Lusaka (DC) is this Saturday the 3rd of November, 2018 hold an International Food and Cultural Fair whose proceeds go towards the construction of a maternity wing in Kanyama Township. The fair scheduled for 11:00 hours to 17:00 hours will be hold at Lusaka’s Taj Pamodzi Hotel grounds and entry is free. According to Diplomatic Club Chairperson, Her Excellency, Madame Balbina da Silva, said the event is a family social outing but the proceeds will go towards supporting the construction of a maternity wing in Kanyama. Madame Bailbina da Silva who is...

Call for Proposals U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2019 (December 5, 2018)

Call for Proposals: U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2019 (December 5, 2018) Lusaka – The U.S. Embassy and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce the 2019 call for proposals for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The AFCP was established to help countries preserve their cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures.  The projects selected to receive funding under this program will advance U.S. diplomatic goals and demonstrate the depth of U.S. respect for the cultural heritage of Zambia.  The fund is aimed at...

EAZ MEDIA BRIEF STATEMENT: ‘2019 Budget Analysis: Is Zambia Ready for Sales Tax?’

EAZ MEDIA BRIEF STATEMENT: ‘2019 Budget Analysis: Is Zambia Ready for Sales Tax?’

Article compiled by Kapele Stephen Ndumba EAZ Programmes Manager Following the announcement of the 2019 National Budget by the Minister of Finance on 28th September 2018, in which the Minister proposed to replace the Value Added Tax (VAT) with Sales Tax, the Economics Association of Zambia, in collaboration with the British Chamber of Commerce, held a public discussion to debate the likely impact of the proposed Sales Tax on the economy. The discussion was held on 16th October 2018, at Pamodzi Hotel under the theme ‘2019 Budget Analysis: Is Zambia Ready for Sales Tax?’ Over 300 people were in attendance....

PMRC 2019 National Budget Analysis and Infographic

PMRC 2019 National Budget Analysis and Infographic

By Bernadette Deka – Policy Monitoring Research Centre (PMRC) Executive Director On Friday 28th September 2018, the Minister of Finance, Honourable Margaret D. Mwanakatwe, and MP delivered the 2019 Budget address to the National Assembly under the theme “Delivering Fiscal Consolidation for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth”.   The 2019 National Budget was formulated against the backdrop of the austerity measures being implemented by Government to deliver fiscal consolidation.   Among several observations, the budget proposes bold and substantial changes in revenue mobilisation and spending strategies in support of the goal for fiscal consolidation. The budget is aligned to the Economic Stabilization...

15 Kwacha farmer theft worries Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Chairperson Virgil Malambo

15 Kwacha farmer theft worries Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Chairperson Virgil Malambo

Breezefm    A scam has been unearthed where some cooperative leaders are collecting money from farmers accessing inputs under FISP, the Farmer Input Support Programme under false pretense. Civil Society for Poverty Reduction CSPR Chairperson Virgil Malambo says that the cooperative leaders have been collecting 15 Kwacha from each farmer under the pretext that it is a requirement from Ministry of Agriculture when in fact not. Mr. Malambo says that investigations into the matter have revealed that some cooperative leaders from Chipata, Kasenengwa and Chipangali districts are telling farmers to pay 415 Kwacha for down payment of inputs instead of...

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